49-year-old charged with knife offence in Selly Oak
A 49-year-old man has been charged with possession of a bladed article after police were called to Selly Park Road over a suspicious person. Read the full details.
A 49-year-old man has been charged with possession of a bladed article after police were called to Selly Park Road over a suspicious person. Read the full details.
Henry Stokes from Shifnal faces multiple charges including rape and coercive control. He has been remanded in custody ahead of a crown court hearing next month.
A serving British Transport Police officer from Birmingham faces two rape charges. PC Christopher Jenkins, 32, was suspended last April and will appear in court.
A 60-year-old man faces assault and theft charges following an incident in Walsall. The case comes amid a police Winter of Action initiative targeting violence against women and girls.
A father from Kidderminster faces a six-month battle with the DWP after a simple typo on a child maintenance form. Discover his story and the ongoing review.
A Cornwall funeral director has been sentenced after keeping an 86-year-old woman's body for weeks. Jack Weekes admitted preventing a lawful burial. Read the full story.
West Mercia Police discovered £100,000 in counterfeit £20 notes at a Midlands property following an eBay investigation. Public urged to check banknotes for security features.
A 45-year-old man has appeared in court after being arrested for shoplifting and possessing a blade at a Sutton Coldfield store. Read the full details of the police response.
British Transport Police appeal for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted on a platform and then again on a train. Detectives release CCTV image of a man they wish to identify.
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Wayne Munden, 55, from Worcester, faces eight charges relating to stirring up racial hatred and terrorism. He is due in court on January 29 following a counter-terror probe.
A man was assaulted with bleach at Nu Bar in Kidderminster after an eviction. Police appeal for witnesses following the shocking incident. Contact DC Rees with information.
Luke Davis, 31, from Kidderminster, has been sentenced to four years and six months for inflicting grievous bodily harm after failing to disclose his HIV status. Read the full story.
Luke Davis, 31, has been sentenced to four years and six months for inflicting grievous bodily harm after failing to disclose his HIV status and stopping medication. Read the full court report.
A 28-year-old Leicestershire Police officer has been charged with two counts of rape and one of sexual assault. Stephen Reynolds appeared at Northampton Magistrates' Court. Follow for the latest court updates.
A 'trusted' Midlands school caretaker has admitted voyeurism after pupils spotted a phone above a changing room door. Joshua Snow's case has been sent to crown court for sentencing.
Two women, including one from the Midlands, have pleaded not guilty after allegedly placing child-sized body bags outside the Deputy PM's London home in a protest over Israel trade. A two-day trial is set for May.
Nathan Gothard appears at Leicester Crown Court accused of murdering David Darke, 66, who died after an incident outside a Leicestershire village pub. The family pays tribute.
A 40-year-old Birmingham man has been sentenced to 16 weeks in prison for assaulting Asda staff during a shoplifting incident at the Great Bridge Supercentre in Tipton. Read the full court details.
A 26-year-old Birmingham man faces court over the alleged theft of £700 worth of goods from a Boots store in Lichfield. He was arrested nearby and also charged with a drug offence.
Former X Factor star Chico pleaded not guilty to drink-driving in a London court. The singer, famed for 'It's Chico Time', was bailed until an April trial. Read the full story.
Two men face charges after a shooting on Wordsworth Road in Willenhall left a man in his 20s with life-threatening injuries. Police continue to appeal for information.
Former X Factor contestant Chico, real name Yousseph Slimani, pleaded not guilty to a drink-driving offence at Willesden Magistrates' Court. Get the latest court updates.
A West Midlands man alleges historical sexual abuse from the 1980s. His trial, delayed until July 2027, highlights a crown court backlog now nearing 80,000 cases. Read how delays are impacting justice.
A 26-year-old man from Smethwick has been charged following a knifepoint robbery in Birmingham city centre on Christmas Eve. Read the latest court details.
Alan Davies, 33, of Pensnett, appears at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court charged with burglary and theft from a vulnerable victim in Gornal Wood. Police issue urgent distraction burglary warning.
Comedian Russell Brand, 50, faces two new charges of rape and sexual assault relating to alleged 2009 offences. He will appear in court on January 20. Read the latest updates.
The Range has been ordered to pay over £412,000 after mice and rats were found gnawing Easter eggs and leaving droppings across a Midlands store. Read the full details of the hygiene breach.
A 22-year-old man appears in court charged over a shooting in Smethwick that left a man seriously injured. Read the latest on the police investigation and charges.
Kieran Hayler, ex-husband of Katie Price, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape and one of sexual assault. The alleged offences date back to 2016. Get the latest court updates.